Hi loves, a very new mermaid over here from Colchester
Hi loves, a very new mermaid over here from Colchester
Welcome!*waves*
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Hi there! New UK mer from Cheshire ^_^ *waves*
Hi tailspin! Welcome!
Vaughan isn't far from you now, and I'm only just up in Blackpool, let us know if you're ever heading up this way
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Thank you!Lovely to see more of us this side of the pond
Hello
Brand new mer here from Kent in the UK. I don't know how I've managed to go this long before discovering the world of mermaiding! My dream is to improve my swimming until I'm finally confident enough to swim in a tail. I have a feeling it's going to be an immense amount of hard work, but very very worth it!
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Halloh!
Don't worry you're not the only one working on the swim fitness side of things lol. I'm starting swim tag training at my local pool this week
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Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one! I'm so incredibly unfit it's frightening. I was going to wait until I'd improved before making a tail but figured I might as well start now - if nothing else it'll give me the motivation I need to keep working on my swimming!
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You're definitely not the only one LoulouBelle. I'm a swimming teacher but my own swim fitness is awful. I used to do competitive swimming but an injury a number of years ago sidelined my active lifestyle and I gained a huge amount of weight because of it. Always wanted to be a mer of some description but was put off by my size and general lack of fitness. I joined mernetwork as motivation that I can actually achieve my goals ^_^Originally Posted by LouLouBelle
Me three ladies - I used to be a dancer but in recent years have let my fitness slide horrendously. I burlesque now and am happy with my new curvier/squidgier frame, but ohmygod I want my stamina back! And I really miss dancing and swimming... so mermaiding and a new dance class it is
(Turns out I'm enthusiastic about exercise if I love what I'm doing - I'm just not much of a gym or running bunny...)
It definitely makes a huge difference if you enjoy what you're doing. Instead of feeling like you're working hard to get fit, it feels like you're doing something for the fun of it and getting fit as a bonus. I can't see anything appealing about the thought of going to a gym, but swimming is just immense fun. I was moved up a group at my swimming lesson this week, so something's definitely working!
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Congrats! ^_^ I do find that swimming is one of those things you can improve much quicker with in a noticeable way. I don't seen as much personal improvement with things like running or cycling as I do with swimming. I'm not sure if that is just me. Either way, keep it up LouLouBelle, you will be a full mermaid in no time ^_^
Thanks! I can't swim without thinking 'mermaid' and I think that's definitely adding a whole new dimension of motivation!I got really hyper excited when my instructor agreed that swimming with a monofin should be my goal to work towards. She said they've done a monofin course at the pool before, so it looks like I'm in a good place to work towards becoming a mermaid.
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That's amazing LouLouBelle!
Is anyone in the Blackpool area? Im heading there from July 15th to the 18th and I'd love to meet some of you!
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I wanna be where the mermaids are, I wanna see, wanna see them twirling
Swimming around with those, What do you call 'em?
Oh, fins.
I live there *waves* let me know next year nearer the time and I'll get a day off work to hang out
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Sure!
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I wanna be where the mermaids are, I wanna see, wanna see them twirling
Swimming around with those, What do you call 'em?
Oh, fins.
Out of curiosity, any Mers around the east cheshire/ manchester area interested in setting up a swim night? I can get a good deal on hiring my pool out for an hour and would love to get a regular thing going after christmas.
I'm in Manchester a lot and can get the train to Chester fairly easily but if people want to meet in Blackpool on a semi regular basis I can talk to my pool about doing a regular booking for the pool here, dunno if that helps too
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Lots of options! I work at my pool so can get super awesome discount :P A trip to blackpool would be nice though, although it would be hard to make it a regular thing for me as I'm a very very poor student.
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